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My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts

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Torill Kove's grandmother often told her stories. One in particular revolved
around ironing shirts for the King of Norway. And what if that intriguing
detail was just the tip of the iceberg? Perhaps she also worked covertly in
the Norwegian resistance... Maybe she even spearheaded a campaign to create an
unprecedented brand of guerrilla warfare! Treating history as a fabric woven
from personal stories, animator Torill Kove follows a thread of family
history, embroidering it with playful twists along the way. In My
Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts, she imaginatively renders her
grandmother's life and work in Oslo, especially during World War II. Sharp and
whimsical, her story combines her grandmother's tales with historical events
and fantasy, and shows how a cherished anecdote can come to acquire a mythical
status. My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts is about an ordinary
woman with a revolutionary instinct. With sharp humour it explores
storytelling, myth-making and the important contributions that are possible
through the most humble means.

Second Prize - Category: Animation (Tied with Ring of Fire by Andreas Hykade, Deutschland) with a cash prize of 5,000DM (2,500DM each film)Filmfest - International Festival for Animation and Short FilmsApril 11 to 16 2000, Dresden - Germany

Award for Most Innovative Short Film or Video given by the Youth Jury (Ages 9+)Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth and FamiliesMarch 1 to 4 2000, Vancouver - Canada

Public Award - Category: Short Film (tied with Dobermann) - with a cash prize of 1250DM (625DM each film)Week-end in WurzburgJanuary 27 to 30 2000, Würzburg - Germany

Special Mention AwardInternational Film FestivalJuly 27 to August 5 1999, Reykjavik - Iceland